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Bruschetta with mussels and pesto
Expert
4 people
30 minutes
ingredients
- 1 kilogram Prins & Dingemanse mussels
- Parmesan cheese, for garnish
- 250 grams green pesto
- 100 milliliters white wine
- Olive oil
- Pepper
- Basil leaves, for garnish
- 8 slices of sturdy bread, such as (sourdough) bread
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
- Salt
instructions
Rinse the mussels in plenty of cold water. Discard any broken mussels or open mussels that remain open even after a tap on the shell. Heat a splash of olive oil in a mussel pot. Briefly sauté the garlic. Add the white wine and the mussels. Bring to a boil and place the lid on the pot. Let the mussels cook on high heat for a few minutes until all the shells open. Shake the pot once in between so that the mussels at the bottom also open. Meanwhile, toast the slices of bread under the grill of your oven, in a toaster, or in a frying pan. Spread them with pesto. Season the mussels with salt and pepper. Remove them from the pot and serve with the bruschettas. How you eat this dish is entirely up to you. Take a bite of bruschetta and put a mussel in your mouth at a time, or top your bruschetta with some mussels that you remove from the shell. Garnish with fresh basil and grated Parmesan cheese.
Tip! You can also add a generous spoonful of pesto to the freshly cooked mussels.
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How do I cook my mussels?
Put the vegetables together with a splash of wine or beer in a large pot. Place the mussels on top. Sprinkle with pepper and bring to a boil with the lid closed. Shake the mussels during cooking. When the shells are all open after about 5-8 minutes, the mussels are cooked. Serve them with baguette or fries and sauces of your choice. Check the traditional recipe for more information.
Can you freeze fresh mussels?
Fresh mussels in the shell should never be frozen. However, if you have cooked the mussels and can't eat them all, you can freeze the mussel meat after removing it from the shell. You can then add the mussels to soup or salad later, or fry them up nicely with some onion.
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How do I open an oyster?
Opening oysters is a tricky and precise task that requires some experience. Never opened an oyster before? With the step-by-step plan below, you should be able to do it!
Use a sturdy cloth to protect your hand. Hold the oyster firmly in your left hand. Insert the knife into the hinge of the oyster. Pry the shells apart with a twisting motion. Now scrape the knife along the flat shell to loosen the muscle. Then remove the top shell. Scrape the muscle from the bottom shell. The oyster is now free. Check out the basic oyster recipe for more information.
How do I open a flat oyster?
Opening oysters is a tricky and precise task that requires some experience. Never opened an oyster before? With the step-by-step plan below, you should be able to do it!
Use a sturdy cloth to protect your hand. Hold the oyster firmly in your left hand. Insert the knife into the hinge of the oyster. Pry the shells apart with a twisting motion. Now scrape the knife along the flat shell to loosen the muscle. Then remove the top shell. Scrape the muscle from the bottom shell. The oyster is now free.
Check out the basic oyster recipe for more information.
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